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No contract for Landis yet

September 11th, 2008 · No Comments

A widely circulated Associated Press report this morning quoted an official with Momentum Sports Group, owner of the Health Net-Maxxis domestic professional team, confirming the company is negotiating with Lancaster County native Floyd Landis for his return to cycling.
Team director Mike Tamayo, speaking at the Tour of Missouri race Wednesday, confirmed the talks.
“We are in negotiations with […]

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Tags: Tour of California · Floyd Landis · Green Mountain · France · mountain biking · Lancaster · Tour de France · professional · cycling · races · doping · season · sports

A handlebar view of France

July 16th, 2008 · No Comments

For those of you who follow the Tour de France via online live coverage on the Velonews or Cyclingnews websites, you have to rely on the descriptions of the race in the text to get a visual image.
Now, those tech-savy folks at Google maps have put online a way to see the towns the race […]

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Tags: France · Tour de France · cycling · sports

Thinking of warmer weather

February 11th, 2008 · No Comments

With area temperatures in single-digits this morning and wind chill making it feel like 15 below, I will be forcing myself into the gym, taking a spin class and pining for warmer weather today.

Local race organizer Red Rose Races has provided a visual to help racers keep their focus on these cold days. Red Rose has posted a […]

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Tags: season · Tour de France · Lancaster · France · ride · races · cycling · professional · spring · sports

Ve’lib bikes roll in Paris

July 16th, 2007 · No Comments

City officials unveiled more than 10,600 rental bicycles on Sunday as part of the City of Lights’ Ve’lib (ve’lo, for bicycle, and liberte’, for freedom) program, according to the New York Times, http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/16/world/europe/16paris.html.
Another 10,000 of the hefty, gray bikes are slated to be available to Parisians and tourists by the end of the year. Organizers hope […]

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Tags: France · commuting · Transportation · ride · cycling